The Penns is in Barkway, Royston and in North Hertfordshire district. SG8 8DH is located in the Ermine electoral ward, within the English Parliamentary constituency of North East Hertfordshire. This postcode has been in use since 1980-01-01.
StreetScan combines information about The Penns, Barkway, Royston, SG8 8DH and displays a report on the quality of life in this place and its surroundings.

The Penns Street Report

Property Prices

Average property prices on The Penns are based on 9 property sales since the beginning of 1995. Estimated property prices are calculated by adjusting the last sale price by current House Price Index for North Hertfordshire.
StreetScan downloads house price data directly from the HM Land Registry and uses it to create these statistics.

Estimated Average Property Prices for SG8 8DH

Average Price
£583,826
Semi-Detached
£600,495
Terraced
£525,487
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for The Penns

Average Price
£583,826
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
no sales
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on The PennsStreet

Address Sale Price Sale Date Price Estimate 2023
7 The Penns, Royston, Hertfordshire
Semi-Detached, an established residential building
£546,5002018-12-13 £608,740
5 The Penns, Royston, Hertfordshire
Semi-Detached, an established residential building
£585,0002017-06-23 £688,915
6 The Penns, Royston, Hertfordshire
Semi-Detached, an established residential building
£375,0002015-09-08 £501,016
3 The Penns, Royston, Hertfordshire
Terraced, an established residential building
£357,5002014-05-30 £529,666
6 The Penns, Royston, Hertfordshire
Semi-Detached, an established residential building
£355,0002013-06-10 £626,484

Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
3out of 4Barkway VA Church of England First School
84 High Street, Barkway SG8 8EF
1,679 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Barley (VA) Church of England First School
Church End, Barley SG8 8JW
1,986 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Reed First School
Jacksons Lane, Reed SG8 8AB
3,214 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Anstey First School
Anstey, SG9 0BY
4,622 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Studlands Rise First School
Studlands Rise, SG8 9HB
5,112 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

We haven't found any places rated by Food Standards Agency in SG8 8DH area.

Sport

Facility Name Sport Objects Distance
Cokenach Cricket Club (Closed)
grass pitches767 yd
Cokenach Cricket Club
grass pitches769 yd

This statistics are based on Active Places Data - Contains Data © Sport England

Broadband

Technology Aviability

Percentage of premises that have Superfast Broadband (30Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband 100.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (100Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband 100.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband 100.0%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband 100.0%

Speed Aviability

Percentage of premises unable to receive 2Mbit/s0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 5Mbit/s0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 10Mbit/s0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 30Mbit/s0.0%

Download Speed

Median download speed160 Mbit/s
Average download speed198.3 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed550 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed550 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed30 Mbit/s
Average upload speed34.2 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed75 Mbit/s

Broadband statistics are based on Ofcom's Communications Market Report (CMR) 2022.

Safety

Is The Penns Street dangerous?

According to police statistics, there was no crime reported in The Penns area in year 2023. This neighbourhood is very safe.

Crime statistics are based on data provided by Home Office through data.police.uk under the Open Government Licence.

Employment

SG8 8DH area has a very high level of entrepreneurship. Only 14% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 14% of population in this area is self-employed, while the average in the UK is 9.7%. High number of entrepreneurs usually leads to relatively high economic growth, higher paid jobs and better quality of life in the area.

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee140
Retired78
Self-Employed48
Part-Time Employee34
Looking after home or family15
Student (economically inactive)11
Other10
Long-Term Sick or disabled9
Unemployed5
Full-Time Student (with or without job)1

Employment Industry

Agriculture, forestry and fishing28
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles23
Professional, scientific and technical activities20
Human health and social work activities19
Manufacturing16
Other14
Construction14
Education11
Accommodation and food service activities10
Administrative and support service activities9
Transport and storage8
Financial and insurance activities7
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security5
Information and communication3
Real estate activities2
Mining and quarrying1

People

Gender

Female220
Male220

Partnership Status

Single97
Married: Opposite sex195
Civil partnership: Opposite sex2
Separated7
Divorced36
Widowed12

Health

Very good health231
Good health154
Fair health43
Bad health11

Education and Qualifications

No qualifications60
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent 16
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels 49
Apprenticeship18
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels 74
Degree or Similar 131
Other5

Culture

Ethnic Group

Indian1
Other Asian2
Mixed White and Asian3
White432

Country of Birth

United Kingdom401
European Union23
Rest of Europe1
Africa9
Middle East and Asia5

Length of Residence

Born in the UK401
10+ Years30
5-10 Years5
2-5 Years3
Less than 2 years1

Passport Held

United Kingdom361
Ireland8
France2
Germany1
Portugal2
Poland3
Romania3
Other EU countries4
Other Europe1
South and Eastern Africa2
No passport held54

Religion

No religion199
Christian212
Buddhist1
Hindu1
Sikh1
Not answered26